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This rapid chess tournament is taking place in Kristiansund from Saturday, August 28th to Monday, August 30th 2010. It is a double round robin with four players: Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand, Judit Polgar and Jon Ludvig Hammer. On Monday there follows the finals between the two leading players, together with the bronze final for third place. Time controls are 20 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move. Live broadcast of the moves on Playchess.com, live video broadcast by NRK.
| Saturday, August 28 14:30 First round 16:00 Second round 17:30 Third round |
Sunday, August 29 14:30 Fourth round 16:00 Fifth round 17:30 Sixth round |
Monday, August 30 14:00 Finals round one 15:40 Finals round two |
Press conference on Friday, after the players had arrived in Kristiansund
GM Jon Ludvig Hammer, World Champions Viswanathan Anand
Judit Polgar, Magnus Carlsen, the world's highest ranked female and male
players
Anand, Magnus and Jon Ludvik sign books and posters
Judit Polgar does her bit for the organisers and fans
Links
The games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download the free PGN reader ChessBase Light, which gives you immediate access. You can also use the program to read, replay and analyse PGN games. New and enhanced: CB Light 2009! |
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